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Summary: I highly recommend this book!
Review: I agree with all those who found this book to be a great educational tool. It is direct and to the point! It covers all aspects of survival in a logical process giving multiple examples of how one might meet their needs. In addition, it helps the reader to develop their survival eyes and improvising skills. For those looking to learn survival skills and the theory behind the process, I highly recommend this book!
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Summary: Clear and Concise
Review: I am very impressed with Davenport's book. It covers the essentials (he lists five) of survival without adding a bunch of stuff you don't need to know. I carry it in my backpack as a reference. Mr. Davenport has also written an excellent book on primitive survival skills called "Wilderness Living" and has a series of books out under the series title "Greg Davenport's Books for the Wilderness." I like his clear and concise writing style and his basic approach to survival in the various global climates. I urge all those who explore the wilderness to pick up his books. All of them.
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Summary: A great book for survival
Review: i thought this was a great book and i recommend it for anyone interested in the subject of survival
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Summary: Disappointing Read
Review: I was given this book a few months ago by my brother. I have read many survival books and this one is definitely not on my top 10 list. The illustrations look like the author copied them from other survival books I own or off of the internet. The content is almost word for word from about 10 different books I own. I would not waste my money on this book. If you are interested in "Wilderness Survival" I would recommend buying "Outdoor Survival Skills" by Larry Dean Olson instead.
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Summary: A quick and easy to read book on outdoor survival.
Review: I would say that this book tends to lean towards one finding themselves in an unprepared survival situation. It does not have an endless list of items to have when going into the wilderness. This book is a must for even those that are prepared seeing it will give knowledge to add to your survival package. This book is easy, simple, and quick. The chapter on land navigation is an added extra and again simple. I also enjoyed trapping wild game. The universal edibility test on plants was new to me and valuable. However, I felt Mr. Davenport could have been more informative on listing edible plants. The characteristics of plants to avoid is good information and new to me as well. The section on water procurement is excellent! The more I read this book the better I like it. I will find a book on edible plants to compliment this book. I would recommend this book highly and read it until you know it by heart!
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Summary: Survival Cornerstone
Review: I've lived in various parts of the world, and have always chosen to spend as much time as possible, as far from my fellow man as I could. I've spent more than twenty years as a wildlife photographer and artist. I've captured images of the world's rarest and most dangerous game on every continent. My assignments have taken me Pole to Pole, and all points in between. The risk of finding myself alone and in trouble in the wilderness has always been a very real possibility and has come to light several times so far in my career. I hesitantly anticipate more of these possibilities in the future. On a side bar, the rumors of having heightened senses after such an encounter are very accurate. To my review. I was intrigued about this book because of the background of the author. Knowing that the military spends hundreds of thousands of dollars on training their pilots and other airmen, I could only imagine how much time and money they must've spent on training their instructors whose job it was to keep these men alive. If an airman were to find himself stranded in the wilderness, for whatever reason there might be, he would need to know the essentials of survival for many different climates and geographic locales. That is where this book excells. It gives the reader an intelligently structured set of instructions that offer anyone the best odds of survival in nearly every circumstance. I have read every book on the subject of wilderness survival and there are many fine ones in print. This book by Davenport seems to bring them all together. It is concise, very well written, very informative, and most importantly it is organized better than any other wilderness skills book I have read. It serves as the new center piece in my library on the subject. If a book, or manual, or article has been printed on the subject of wilderness survival, I own it. There are other books that delve deeper into particular areas of wilderness survival but none encompass the totality of the subject as well as Greg Davenport's. This book is clearly meant to serve as the cornerstone of one's education. It offers an excellent foundation with enough specifics that the reader is presented with several different options or plans to follow in the case of an emergency. If I were to recommend only one book on the subject, this would certainly be the one. It will accompany me on all future assignments and I feel more secure in knowing that it will always be by my side.
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Summary: Outstanding
Review: I've read every survival book out there. It is refreshing to find one that is straightforward and easy to follow. Greg's book isn't filled with philosophy...it's full of valuable information that is useful for all backcountry travellers!!!!
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Summary: Useful and informative
Review: I've read many wilderness outdoors and survival books for different country (mountain, forest, desert), and Wilderness Survival is one of my all-time favorites, along with Mountaineering The Freedom of the Hills by Don Graydon and The Ultimate Desert Handbook by Mark Johnson (both of which I also highly recommend).
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Summary: For Wilderness Survival This Is The Best! Outstanding Text!
Review: If you want to learn long term wilderness living then this book is not for you. However, if--like me--you enjoy outdoor adventure - then look no further. This book is the ultimate text for learning wilderness SURVIVAL. This book teaches you how to stay alive until rescue arrives. This book teaches you how to how to navigate out of an area when rescue doesn't appear to be comming. This book teaches you how to stay alive when you find yourself in a bad situation. Whether you are a mountaineer, hiker, skier, hunter, birdwatcher, or other type of outdoor enthusiest, learn Mr. Davenport's approach to SURVIVAL SKILLS and stay alive. Learning these skills is like buying insurance - you hope you'll never need them but are glad to have them when you do.
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Summary: Excellent, but...
Review: It is true, this is an excellent book as the others have said. Bravo to the author! However, and the following is not meant as any deterent to this book, the reader should also read the U.S. Army Survival Manual which will fill in a few blanks. Again, though, this is an excellent book.
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